[It can be only one of two people, of course, and even between the options, Near would have assumed Mello more likely anyway. He's the most sociable . . . though that isn't saying much.
[He's in the midst of the puzzle that Hope gifted him. In the midst of it for the fourth time, as a matter of fact. And no, he is not bored of it. Thus he remains crouched on the floor, sliding pieces into place instead of doing what a normal person would do and answering the door properly.]
no subject
[He's in the midst of the puzzle that Hope gifted him. In the midst of it for the fourth time, as a matter of fact. And no, he is not bored of it. Thus he remains crouched on the floor, sliding pieces into place instead of doing what a normal person would do and answering the door properly.]
Yes?
[Alliance or not, he is still himself.]